“The police have told us they have not got the funding to do it. However, we can get the evidence needed and get them in custody so the Crown Prosecution Service can build up cases against them," he said.

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“It’s important to get that message out there that this will not be tolerated. My wife and I have both got grandkids and they’re coming up to the age where they’re on Facebook and we want them to be safe.

“We want them to be able to go on the internet to play games and do their homework – not to be messaged by sexual predators.

“A lot of progress has been made in the last six months and we just want to protect the children.”